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AI THREATENS NEARLY A QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST ASIA’S WORKFORCE BUT NOT ALL IS LOST

1 min read • 1 hr ago • News - South China Morning Post • [src]
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AI THREATENS NEARLY A QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST ASIA’S WORKFORCE BUT ALL NOT LOSTCurrent: AI THREATENS NEARLY A QUARTER OF SOUTHEAST ASIA’S WORKFORCE BUT NOT ALL IS LOST
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Fears of a new industrial revolution in which artificial intelligence replaces manual labour have yet to materialise in Southeast Asia – but white-collar workers should brace themselves. Nearly one in four workers in the region face generative AI (GenAI) disrupting or affecting their jobs, according to a July report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

News - South China Morning Post reports that fears of a new industrial revolution in which artificial intelligence replaces manual labour have yet to materialise in Southeast Asia – but white-collar workers should brace themselves.

The report adds: Nearly one in four workers in the region face generative AI (GenAI) disrupting or affecting their jobs, according to a July report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Clerical, administrative and professional positions were most at risk, the report stated.

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